Is Your Child a U.S. Citizen if Born Abroad?

Hello I have a question on my girlfriends citizenship her father was born here in the U.S. and resided in El Paso, TX for many years but they had there kids in Mexico.. What would be the posses to fallow to getting document stating she is an American citizen?

is it true that a child born baby in the usa right now are not a usa citizen already?

hi! im already 29 years old. before reaching the age of 18 i haved applied for my us citizenship and last june 4 2010 and i was denied. the consul told me i can't submit my self for a dna test to prove my biological relationship with my father coz he already passed away.they tolddna for me is not admissible. my biological mother mastermind my father's death. i know and she knows i can be the key to my father's unsolved case so thats why im in a world of trouble.

What happened??

My husband was a solider in germany.(before he ever met me lol) He got stationed back state side before the baby was born. She was born in germany to her german mother. Her and her mom now live in the us and have sense the child was younger. She(the mother) married a us citizen. But now the child is 23 and has a green card. She wants to become a us citizen cause she herself just had a baby here in the states. Sense her fathers name was never put on the birth cert. is there anyway The father and daughter can take a blood test to make her a us citizen?

what if the child has an American mother that resided in the US in the time frame requested by US laws but they are over 21 and the birth was not recorded in a US Embassy?

Hello. I had a baby a year ago. I am an american citizen, but living in Dubai at the moment. My baby was born here as well. I want to know if any of you guys know the procedure to get my baby the american passport. My sister had all her kids here and they automatically got their passport. They told me I must have lived in america at least 2 years after the age of 14. I left at the age of 12. They told me my son can still get his citizenship BUT theres a procedure.. and this is what i want to know.. if any one knows.. please tell me.. I appreciate it grately...
Regards,
AK

Hello there,my girlfriend. She is an immigrant so now that the baby is born will he be able to acquire citizenship even though I am a citizen. Or how will that effect the baby.

My father was born in usa and world war 11 vet, he was mentally ill. Because of this he was not able to file for me. i am 42 now, so i did not know i had to filed before my 18 birthday and my father always getting trouble in and out of jail. And my father was not married to my mother but have 2 children and neither of us acquired us status. We are foreign born of a USA born citizen

I'm US citizen with 8 years old daughter who was born outside of US. At the time of her birth, I was not US citizen. I'm currently residing outside US. What's the process to get her US citizenship if I plan to return to US.

Thanks

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I have a baby that was born last year outside USA, I am american citizen, and Im living here in America, but my baby is living outside with her mom. we want her to have the american citizenship in the way for her to have both nationalities, what do i have to do? could you explain me all the process? We are not married at this time. thanks!

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Me and my fiancee are having some problems with getting married in Romania , and that is because he was born at a naval base in the philippines but as the child of one american citizen , and was given an american report of bith abroad from the consulat there...the problem is , that the people at the city hall here say that he is a philipinno and not an american , so we would have to go through more paper work , even though we recieved an apostile from the state department , they would still say that we would have to ask the phillipino goverment for help..
I believe that those people are bad informed and don't know the laws or anything..
Could you please tell me if I am absurd or is it true that he is and was born as an american citizen ??
Of course , when he went to the US , he didn't have to go through the immigration office, beause he already was an US citizen...
We are going through hell here , and an answer from you would help me a lot.( mabe on my e-mail address)

Thank you

I'm Joe, I'm a graduate from elementary 3rd 4th and 5th, middle 7th 8th and high school 9th 10th 11th and 12th here in the USA. Parents neglected to extend the visitor visa and its expired. I'm now 18 and wanting to go to college for business and cant unless as an international student. what documentation do i need as an almost independent, graduate, living out of the house, gonna be paying rent soon with my friend. idk what to fill out or anything

My wife was born and raised in the US where she resided until the age of 32. At this time we were married (i am Canadian), and she relocated to Canada with me. Our 10 month old daughter was born here in Canada. Is our daughter eliglble for US citizenship? If so, what is the process?

i'm 8 months pregnant and live here in the philippines.. i'm only 17 years old with american citizinship but left america when i was 14 years old.. What would be the citizinship of my baby?? and how would i apply for it??

I am an American Citizen Born Abroad. My dad was in the army in Gemany where I was born. I need a copy of my ACBA Certificate for in important job interview.Time is of the essence and I don't know where to turn, I've called everywhere from Homeland Security to the State Dept. Can you help me??

My son was born of two American citizens while his father was in the Army serving his country in Germany in 1959. I know he is a citizen but can he ever be President?

I have a friend that is Philipina. She has two children with an American citizen and she resides overseas with the children. He was physically abusive, no longer with her and only pays a little money here and there.. How would she go about getting child support for her American children.?

I'm a US citizen and currently living in the states. My wife is a Vietnamese citizen. My son was born in Vietnam on April 2010. I wonder if I could claim citizenship for my son, if so could you prefer to me an Immigration Law Office that provide this kind of service in Northern Virginia. Please. thank you.

My sister is 17 years old, citizen of the united states, living in Costa Rica for the past 15 years. she resently had a baby, my Q is, is her baby US citizen right away or does she have to file papaerwork for hem?

my sister got a child on the forgein land with american citizen,my brother in law divorced her before he got american citzen do my sister can get child support coz his biological father is american citzen

Hi, i am european, married with a u.s. citizen. I came back to Europe to have the baby -the baby is bornin europ and live with me in europe - and I have no intention to go back to US because of my very bad husband's behavior.
He is claming the baby and trying to get full custody of him ad take him back to US.
Can he do such a thing?

I am a US Citizen born at Fort Lewis Washington by US parents. I gave birth to 4 children in Mexico, 3 boys and a girl. we now live in the US and two of my dark skinned,brown eyed boys have been held by ICE in Texas. 1 spent 3 days and two nights in County Jail until we could present birth certificate. He had provided his TX Drivers License, but had inverted the last two digits of his social security number. That same day we provided all the documents necessary and after numerous phone calls and only getting an answering machine. i had to drive to Homeland Security Office to get him released. 1 month later last Friday. My oldest was held also in the same town and jail. ICE informed me that all US citizens born abroad with a Social Security number must PROVE legal staus to be in this country. I am irrate and would like to persue a Civil Rights Class Action Suit. Do I have a case if they are racially profiling boys who look like two of my sons? I have a blonde blued boy who has never been asked WHERE he was born.

hi. I became a US citizen because my Dad is a naturalized citizen. i was born here in the Philippines. i've never been to the US.I am turning 18 next year.will my citizenship be affected if i will not go to US before i turn 18? thank you.

Hi,
I am a permanent resident and applying for my citizenship next april and my husband is a naturalized citizen . I am currently pregnant and I'm due in July and i'm planning to give birth to my baby in my home country. will it be a problem for my baby to aquire citizenship since it will be in my country and i still don't have my citizenship?
thanks

i got a great question for u. my husband is having an affair with an unmarried woman in nicarguga, she claims he's her common law husband. she's pregnet. if she gives birth in Nicaragua or costa rica does the baby a US citizen? how do i protect my legal rights as a married woman to property in costa rica or as the legal wife or am i the legal wife?

I was born in poland my father was born in bondsville Mass. He went to poland war broke out he could not return to the US he married and had a son "me " i came to the US in year 1959 and since my father was a US born citizen am i a US citizen because my father was a citizen . please assist me in this matter..............anon

Hi there. Really need your help!! Am a US Citizen by naturalization who have married a Pakistani Girl and have just had a baby girl born in Pakistan. Just want to know what is meant by residing in the US for atleast 5 years? 1.First, Does that mean total of 5 years that is 1825 days spent in the USA?
2.Secondly, does that mean total of 1825 days spent in the US after acquiring US Citizen ship? OR total of 1825 days spent in the US after aquiring US Permenant Residence? OR 1825 days spent in the US in total that is US Citizenship Plus Permenant Residence Plus any Visits to the US on Visitor Visa or Business Visa prior to acquiring Permenant Residence and US Citizenship(I mean total days resided on any status in the United States)????

To whom it may concern

I am pregnant for 6 months and I plan to visit my country in Laos due to I have some urgent about family.
I have temporary green card, my husband is us citizenship we plan to travel and if I didn't finish my work there I may have to deliver my baby in Laos. What should I do? As green card I should de the re enter permit? And if my baby born in Laos will he able to get us citizenship?

Hi there,
I am 3 months pregnant, I have an American boyfriend we are not married. I am planning to give birth in the Philippines, just want to know if my baby can get an american passport? What's my baby's nationality?

Thanks.

Hello, My friend's grand father became US Citizen while serving in the US army IN WWI, and was decorated with medals, after the war he went back to Syria married had children.

The children became US citizen,and some grand children migrated to US, without there parent ever being in US.

Now MY friend's father became citizen from his hero father, got US passport, was never in US, married and had children.

Question, Can the children claim US citizenship, there grand father was in US and served in US.

Many thanks in advance

my son was born in Germany on an Army base. He was born in 1971...what documents are needed? And can the documents be the ones the Army gave me which state he was born of 2 americans while serving in the Armed Forces abroad. I also have a German birth certifacate which states he was born in Stutgart Germany is that also needed for the passport? Also do the documents have to be recent copies from the embassy? and recent copies from the german courthouse? Please explain the steps needed to acquire a passport in this situation.

My ex husband who is Norwegian and I an American Citizen from birth had our son in Norway and moved back to the US. Now divorced he claims he does not have to pay child support on our son born out of country. My ex husband is now a US citizen also. Is there truth to what he says?

my best friend was born in 1953 in German. Her father is an American Veterarn who was stationed in Germany and her mother is German. My friend and her mother immigrated to America in 1961 and both has been here ever since. Is she already an American citized because of her dad or does she have the apply for citizenship?

I am totally delighted with strong your blog greatly that warned me. Thank you “Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.” - Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Okay .. so Im a Canadian Citizen and so is my daughter because she was born here .. but her Father is an American citizen, his name isnt on the birth certificate but he is suppose to pay childsupport pretty much stating he is her father.. My Fiance lives in the states so my question is .. How would I go about getting her some kind of dual citizenship and what kind of documentation do I need if I have full custody?

I am 67 years old and fould out only a year ago I was adopted. I was born in England in 1945 to an English mother and American serviceman. I have since located my two half brothers living in Texas - dna confirmed. I have lived in Australia since 1951. Is there any way in which I qualify for US citizenship?

Hi there I'm american citizen by naturalization since november 15th 2010, my child was born in costa rica january 27th 2011 Im thinking about starting the process to make him a us citizen as well. My question is will be a problem to do so if im collecting unemployments benefits for the last 14 monts? thank you...best regards.

Hi, I am 26 year old male us citizen born in the us. If my Colombian gf has our son in colombia, and she has no US status, could I apply for my sons citizenship? Also if things didnt work out could I be hit for child support from colombia?

Thank you
john

H, I am a us citizen and married to a vietnamese lady in vietnam and now we have a new born baby girl is now 7months. how can I apply a us passport or my infant baby.

heyy,
I am a Korean citizen who just had a baby in the US. How easy is it to get the US citizenship for the father and mother. Is it the same for both parents? and should we since we are not planing to live in the US?

cheers,

please am a Ghanaian and my wife is US citizen we had a lil daughter who is 1yr6month we have married over 2 yrs now please do i qualify to be an american citizen.i still live in Ghana west africa

Hi, I am a son of a u.s citizen he is my father but we dont have any contact since he got caught and bring him back at okinawa japan for court marshall, he awol, before that he got married to my mom a legal here in the philippines. till now i have their marriage contract since 1973 now im 37 years of age. My filipina mom told me that i am a u.s citizen, because they get me a blue american passport when i was a child but they lost it for so many reasons, now i want to check my record if i have a previous record to the embassy manila or to the department of state passport service. And mom's told me that we are immigrant. What is the meaning of that immigrant? we can process our paper for free? or we can go to u.s to migrate there? what i need to do? i want to claim my u.s citizenship... hope you can help me for my little question. my point for claiming a citizenship is to stay and work to my father's country... thank you very much

my niece is an American citizen living in Greece. she was born feb. 29, 1980. she stayed here until 1984. went with her parents to Greece. on 2001 she came here for 22 months to finish her masters at Columbia university. she has a boy 6 years old that became an American citizen when he was 2 by the grandparents. she had her daughter in Greece on April 23, 2010. my niece now is in the united states. she is staying here from April 26, 2011 until we don't know when she will return back to Greece. she has her daughter with her here. i want to know if she can make her daughter American citizen. please let me know and also which forms i need to fill out.

My wife and I Just got our US citizenship by naturalization last week. We have a 7year old daughter and we were told before that we didn't have to apply for her citizenship as she automatically becomes one herself when we obtain ours. We were told that it was optional for us to get her own certificate. Right now we are in the process of applying for a passport. We just learned however that we need a proof of citizenship for our 7year old child. How can we get her a certificate? I have been trying to call USCIS to inquire but only got an automated response. How long does the whole process take?

Hoe you could answer us on this matter. Thanks.

Rafael

Hi I'm Rap, my wife is a us citizen while I am a Filipino citizen, my wife and her parents are here in the Philippines. My wife is pregnant and we are planning for the baby to be born here in the Philippines. Is it possible for the baby to become a US citizen to despite their stay here for more that five years? If so how?

I am a us citizen,my child was born in mexico,my childs birth certificate was registered with another fathers name. so i called the us.consular and told them about my name not being on the birth certificate,so they said just schedule a appointment and then will proceed from there.I arrived on dec 27.10 and took all the documents they requested,plus my child and the childs mom,because im not married and the child not having my name,I was required to have a dna test.i then go back to the us embassy.and have my child and i take a dna test.I a few weeks later a call the us embassy.and they told me my child is approved for abroad certificate and passport . i was told with in two -four weeks i would get her passport. its been three months and i have not received anything.I call the consular all they respond is now you need your childs birthcertificate with your name on it,and we will proceed with the certificate, All this time,i thought that my child was getting her passport,why was she approved by the us embassy, why take a dna test,why pay the passport before getting approve by DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Can you advise me what to do ...

I am an American citizen and I married a British man and moved to the UK. I have leave to remain in the UK and I gave birth to my son whilst living there.My son haS dual citizenship with the USA. I love my husband but I am desperate to move back to Florida with my family but my husband doesn't want to move yet. He has told me if I am truely unhappy my son and I can come back without him. I know under the Hauge convention I can't just cancel my plane ticket and stay. what are my legal rights?

I am 30 y/o married USA resident permanent. I've been told that if my father got his citizenship before i was born i became a citizen by default,he was not married to my mom but he recognized us years after... He rescently made papers for my brother and everything was ok with him...I want to know how much of this is true, and if it is, what should i do? Please help me I'm really confused . Thank you!!

I was born in the u.s. my parents live in another country I live with my aunt and uncle in NJ am currently 18 years old, at what age could I ask for my parents if I can and what do I need to do ?

Our son was born in West Berlin, Germany, in the 1970s in a German hospital (not in an army base hospital, as we had no affiliation with the military). We had always assumed that, although he was immediately considered an American citizen and traveled back to the U.S. with a seven-week old photo in his American passport, he could never become President of the U.S. because of his foreign birth. Lately, however, there have been many discussions that have cast doubt on this assumption. Could you clarify this for us? Also, could you elaborate on the original reasons for this restriction? We had heard that those writing the Constitution were worried that someone born in the Caribbean or Europe might seek to become President but without the desired commitment to this new country, but we're unsure whether this is accurate.

I am 22 years of age and I was born in Jamaica but my deiced father is a nationalized US Citizen since I was 13, can I calm citizenship in the USA and o my mother didn't let me keep his last name but his name is on my birth certificate. What step do I have to take to do to become a US Citizen and I just got my green card, 3 mths ago.

Hi, am a 25years old american and during my Peace corp service in ghana, i fell in love with a wonderfull ghanaian lady and the relationship produced a baby, the child was born in ghana, west africa. Can i get an american citizenship(passport) for my child with my DNA from the U.S embassey here in ghana-accra? am planing to return back to africa to work with an american USAID for some time, maybe fore 2 years whiles visiting the state.

You mentioned the application of the Child Citizenship Act (CCA)to children under 18 -- how does it appply to a child over 18.

I write you today to have you legal advice on my case. I recently divorced from my American wife (born US-Citizen) in mid-June of this year after filling almost a year ago. After I got separated with my ex-wife, I moved to Dubai where I currently work since late 2009. During this 2-year separation, I met with my new wife who is a dual citizen, like myself, of Morocco(born) and the USA(naturalized), and who also happens to have recently divorced from her US born husband.
Last summer (August 2010), while in Morocco, for religious reasons we had to get married to be together (while we were both still separated from our respective soon-to-be-ex-spouses). Last May, we have been blessed with the birth of our first child, here in Dubai.
I am under sponsorship of my company on my US passport while I am sponsoring my wife on her Moroccan passport.
Is my Moroccan marriage valid under US law?
If not how should I proceed to legalize my union under US law?
How can I legitimate my child as a US Citizen?
Can the situation jeopardize our US citizenship?

Thank you

Hello,
I have just recently been imfornmed that I am the father of a son in Mexico.
I am a born US citizen.
His mother at the time named someone else on his birth certificate.
He was born with a hip bone problem and has been treated at the Shriners Hospital since birth.

Now after 14 years his Mother contacted me and wants him to have my last name on his birth certificate.
She wants him to be able to receive Social security and allow him to enter the US without any paper work issues.

Would I be opening up a box of issues if he does change his last name to mine?
Am I financially responsible, if so then to what extent.
This is a real big issue as I have been married for 8 years with a son of my own.

Please advise.
Regards,
CK

can a canadian immigrant enforce child support from a father who is a u.s permanent resident?

Hi! I'm married to American citizen and I'm from Philippines. I am pregnant and am planning to give birth in my own country.
I just want to know if what will be the citizenship of my child if born in the PH? And is it possible that I can bring him with me in US after a month from giving birth?

Please I need your advise.
Thank you.

my still u.s. married son has a baby by a filipino gal in the philipines. the baby has a u.s. passport. is there a way he can bring both the filipino mom here to america to stay without first divorcing his present wife here?

A Friend of mine is trying to divorce his illegal wife and they have a child that was born here in the united states. He's curious as to if it's a good possibility since she's been deported once and crossed over again illegally are they gonna deport her back?

Hi,
I got a son in Thailand. I've done immigration paperwork and just brought him over. Now he is holding a green card. I am an US citizen, is there anyway he can claim the citizenship?

hi, we are an indian couple and curently live in korea and we are expecting a baby around april 2012. We intend to deliver the baby in the united states. Will the baby get a US citizenship naturally by way of birth or not?

What forms do I apply for to legalize ir make ny 5 year old be a US Citizen?
She was born in Mexico, my husband and I are Citizens, when we passed the boarder we stated American Citizens and they let us pass, I never knew I had to stop off and get a form to legalize her. Now I need to fix her situation, what documents do I need to file for her to be a Citizen? She has no social security card, I tried applying for a passport and they refused it because I had to have submitted that form. Which I did not get ??? Help

Hello, I was born in Canada but never lived there. My parents never lived there either. They and I have allways resided in th US. I have been trying to get a passport and my drivers licensce renewed but cannot because I am told I need my fathers birth certificate. My father is dead and I don't know where he was born. MY mother is not capeable of helping. What do I do? I was only born there. My parents never did any paperwork at the border. I am so frustrated please help.

I am a US citizen, born in the USA. I have children who have US citizenship, born abroad. My daughter lives abroad, with her two children, and wishes to come to the USA. She is a US citizen born abroad, however her two children are not registered citizens. She is coming at Christmas to live with me, here in the USA. Can her children come, and enjoy the benefits of being here, the same as a US citizen? Do they need a greencard?

I am an American Citizen born in the USA. My son was born in Greece in 1981. Was brought here to America in 1982 with a Greek passport and a green card. His green card has now expired and I need to know what are the requirements needed to make him a US citizen.

Good Day

i am 3 1/2 months pregnant and thinking about going to the USA to give birth to my child.
Reason for this is because my Husband is at work overseas and i will have no help as all my family is American Citizens and i will have them to help me until i am able to go back home will this impose a problem with my child's citizenship. Or can i get citizenship for the baby when it is born in the USA.

Thanks for your help.

I have a nephew born in Germany. His mother is a german citizen, brother ( his father) was station in the Army. My brother left Germany a few months before my nephews birth. My bother informed me of this child immediately on his return to the United States. My family lost contact with his mom when the child was an infant. Recently this young man now 26 y old has made contact with our family. He is my brothers child. My brother has many personal issues and is the only one of us that has not amde contact with this child. My brother never denied his existense, he was an absent financially and other wise. I promised my father before passed that I would my best to make sure my nephew is deemed a United States Citizen, because he is my brothers child. I need help in finding out what do I do, especially because my brother is estranged from not only all his children, but his mother, and his sisters and brothers. I can depend on him to do the right thing. It is very important to my family that he has complete access to us as his cousin do. He has two sisters and a brother in the United States. He should have all the rights in the USA because he is the offspring of an ex United States Serviceman. My family has been waiting for this moment as has he, we look forward to the day he can step on United States soil as a citizen, even if it is duel citizenship. Where do I go from here? My mother is 70 years old, she is willing to give her DNA as well as myself, my brother John. Please help my family!!!

Hello,
I have a query,
my Sisters and her husband are in U.K on visa for 2 years and are citizens of India.
And as my sister's pregnant, i want to know, if the baby gets birth in U.K, Will the baby and the parents get Green card in UK?
Please guide me according to the recent rules n regulations in UK.
Regards:
Dishant Gill

When I was 18 I moved to the Netherlands, and shortly there-after discovered I was pregnant. I had my child in the Netherlands and he currently resides with his "father" (a Dutch National) in the Netherlands. 8 years have passed and I have since returned to the US and am now trying to get my son back from his "father". Now, being young I did not know about registering my son at the embassy while I was there. So I'm trying to figure out who to contact to get him registered as a US citizen, so I can start a proper custody battle to get him back. Any help appreciated. Much Thanks!

that is very shocking that a child born on an U.S base in not concederd a Citizen of the U.S

I am currently living in Pakistan,and my age is 14.My father is living in U.S Newyork from pst 10-14 years,so if i go to U.S before I am 18 years old can i be the U.S citizen . Remembering my father is not U.S national but he had applied for it ....i will really appreciate your guidance

Hi my name is kat24, born in saipan, us citizenship, raise in philippines for 10yrs away from my parents...
Now im married to my wonderful husband jason30, us navy, working hard for his family...
Kids: my daughter kaylee4...his daughter ashlee4...& we recently lost twin boys :((( @5months...
My kaylee is with us but ashlee is in philippines... :(((
Since her mother left to italy... We would like to have ashlee with us :)))
I dont want her to go through what i had to go through growing up without my parents...

Anyways, I need some advice on my stepdaughter's situation...
My husband is us citizen n ashlee's mom is philippline citizen...
Ashlee was born in philippines...jason's name was not put on the "father" box...instead BC was ammended had his name put on the side of her BC n changed her name adding my husbands last name...
It was stamped n notarized by NSO...

1. Do they need to have a dna test done if BC has his name on it n his last name as his daughters last name? (note: it was stamped by NSO)

2. What are the requirements n steps to take to get her a us citizenship or an ss# card at least at first?

3. Is there any laws that can help my husband get ashlee from philippines?

4. How much does it cost to get things done? (ex: dna test if needed, ss# card, or us citizenship)

Mother will be gone for years...we are eager to have her here with us....my husband is only allowed to see her if he fly to philippines says her mother...my husband cant afford to fly everytime...california to philippines n back :((....(note we are broke at the moment but we are saving as we go)

We have lost too much already n to see a part of us far away is too much to bare...Plz help my husband get his daughter even for just a few months at a time...4yrs have already wasted...he has only seen her n hugged her at most 5 times in her life... Plz help plz advice... Thank you.. We apreviate any help/advice we may receive... ^_^

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was wondering if there is any way to get my birth certificate ever again. i've been trying for about 6yrs now. i was born abroad in Saigon,Vietnam. my father was a U.S. Marine and was stationed into the Vietnam War and met my mother there and then out came my sister and i. we came to the U.S. 2yrs later in 1972 to Portland, Oregon and lived there til July 2004. Then moved to Dallas, TX. Somewhere during the move to Dallas i had lost my birth certificate. and i've tried to contact Oregon and Vietnam. they said there is no way they can issue anything for me without any copy of my ID sent from me. and Vietnam said many files were lost during the Vietnam War.
So i've been living with no ID since my Oregon ID expired March 2006. i couldnt get a TX ID because i didnt have my birth certificate. each year i try to contact people but they give me the same run around. 'go back where you were born or go back where you last had a drivers license' which i've did many times but they give me the same thing. The Funny thing is that its so easy for the police to pull me over and give me a ticket or take me to jail for unpaid tickets even though i dont have any kind of ID. HAHA

ok im a american citizen right know but my wife still in the philippines and she was born my baby... hes my baby a american citizen too or not...

If I got pregnant in one state and had the baby in another, what would the baby's legal residency be?

Hello Legalzoom, I hope you can help me. I was born(1988) in South Korea but adopted when I was just a baby. I have a social security card and a MN live birth certificate. I have not found any documentation on weather or not I am a legal us citizen. I asked my adoptive parents and they don't remember doing any naturalization. How do I go about finding out if I'm a citizen?

I had a daughter in germany when I was in the army 32 years ago she has always lived in germany with her mother (her moms choice) we have recently re connected and I wanted to know is my daughter an American? or is she both German and American ... and has her dad can I get her papers to live over here in America now that she is 32 or is that no longer allowed with 9/11 and all I am really confused as what I can or cannot do with or for an adult child that has lived in another country all their life (Germany) please help thanks John

Hello. I was born to a naturalized US citizen father and a non-US citizen mother. My mom then became a naturalized US citizen after the required number of years. When I was 13, I went back to the Philippines. Since then, I have not gone back to the US. I am 22 years old at present, married, and am expecting my first child. Does my child qualify for US citizenship despite me not being in the US after the age of 14 for at least 2 years?

I have very curios case.. My mom was born in the philippines by a u.s citizen american soldier and a full blooded filipina in 1948.. My mom found out later on that she automatically acquired citizenship through her american dad and decided to migrate to the u.s when i was 8months old.. My mom has been stayed in the u.s for how many years and decided to pettion us..we are all here now in the u.s except for the oldest brother...i have a permanent greencard but my full questions is..i was actually born to a u.s citizen mother since she automatically hae her citizenship..i went to the u.s when i was 13 and not knowing that im possibly an american citizen and would like to get my u.s passport..but now i dont know if the post office will recognize it or i dont know if they are going to ask me for some other paperworks..idk but im going to try anyways i dont wanna spent 900 bucks to get the naturalization certificate im goin to try applying for he u.s passport first

i have kids born in the philipines one is 9 yrs old and the other one is 1 yr old and I am a US citizen by naturalization since 1977.I'm planning to take them to USA do I have to apply for u.s. passport for them or philippines passport

My question, actually, is in the reverse. I was born to american citizens (military dad/civilian mom) in Okinawa in the airbase hospital. Does my being born in Okinawa entitle me to a dual citizenship (US/Japanese)? If so, can you point me in the right direction for this?

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Hello...my fiance has a son in the Philippines, who lives with his mother. The child is now a US citizen. My fiance would like to obtain a legal joint custody so he can live with him few months out of the year. My fiance has been financially supporting the child since birth and covered all medical & necessary expenses. My fiance kept all
receipts and paperwork.

Big issue...the child's mother will never agree to having my fiance remove the child from her property. He visits his son once a year for 30 days and only get to see the child IF he stays at her place while visiting.

Question...Is there a legal way to file for legal joint custody? If so how? Will the child be able to leave the Philippines to stay with his father?

i am 18 years old, can i bring my parents to live with me in usa?

So.. When u say " the American parent must have been "physically present" in the US for a total of at least five years prior to the birth of the child. "

Does have to be 5 years AS A US CITYZEN? or does it counts the years as a green card holder too?

Thank u

first of all let me say tha LEGALZOOM rocks.. This is a very usefull website.. Thanks so much.

Now,i have a question and a situation that I will like to know where im standing on.

This is whats going on: I was born in Cuba,and lived there till I was 26,then I came to the US (september 2007) ...today im an US citizen and serving active duty on the US Army infantry.. I got marry like 2 years ago with a canadian girl,and she just got her green card by been marry to me.. But since I got stationed in fort Riley kansas and we use to live in miami.. Our relationship stared having issues and we havent seen each other since june 2010.. (not a big deal) anyway.. We have been separated since then but still marry (working on the divorce) BUT!!... Last december I whent back to cuba to se my family for first time since I left... And I also saw my 3years relationship girlfriend from when I was living in cuba(the only reason why we broke up was because I had to leave the island) So seen each other again was like no humans words haved been created yet to describe such thing.. We love each other like crazy.. We always did(why I got marry with the canadian is complicated.. But was real.. No for the green card at all.. But was a mistake.. We all screw it up sometimes) but now... My cuban sweetheart is pregnant and especting our NOT ACCIDENT child.. So this is what I will like to do (of course I have to get finaly divorced first) but my consern is that in very few I will be deployed overseas,and there is a real consern that I could not come back alive, and I was wandering 1st: (cuz I will be in cuba again in few days) if there is something I could do on the US interest section in havana like taking her and sing some kind of declaration that that is my child-to-be so in case I dont make it while deployed at least my child get the benefit of my cityzenship and the mother and the child get to live in the country I love and fight.for it... I will love to get marry with my cuban sweethart.. But im trap on this marriage and I dont think is going to be fix before I deploy.. Deploiment is right there in the corner...

So what you can advise ?.... Thank u very much

Hi,
My son is US born.He is 1 year old. Neither me nor my husband is US born. My husband wants to go back to our country after our visa expires. I want to know if I can stay with my son in US to take care of him till he wants , even without visa or do I want to go back to my country after my visa expires.

Thanks in Advance

Hi,

I am an american whom has been living in Nicaragua for the past 6 years. I am married to a Nicaraguan woman and now we have a baby on the way. I am back in the USA looking for a job because I want for my little girl to have better education and benefits than what they offer over there. How can i get my wife and little girl to come to the United States to live with me?? I have already been notified that i should have a simple inexpensive case considering the facts. Please tell me what is the cost? And what is the proper Visa that i must file?

thanks,
Mike

Hello, I have a question, this article says that someone born in American territory is automatically an American Citizen. My girlfriend, she is daughter of Mexican parents, they gave birth to her in Texas, while in vacation. Does that mean that she is legally an american citizen too? And what about her parents, could they be allowed to live in USA as well?

I am a british citizen, and currently want to immigrate to the US with my 6 year old son. Both my parents were born in Ghana. How do i do this?

I am a Ph.D. student in University of Hawaii@ manoa since fall 2010.I am from India. I gave birth a baby in july 2011 here in USA. I am still working here. But the funds are running out so may be I will be jobless after six months. Is there any provision that I can live here in USA for taking care of my baby untill she become an adult? What kind of VISA I have to apply for and Can I get a work permit because I will need money to take care of my baby? Please help me.

I am a US citizen who was living in S. Korea (a country of non reciprocity). My son was conceived in S. Korea and born in S. Korea. His father is US Army (Retired) and currently in S. Korea working on a US Army Garrison with Department of Defense Contractor. I have documented biological and legal paternity. I am trying to get child support in Colorado (where I now live ) the court said that the state does not have jurisdiction to hand the case due to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. The fact that he was born and conceived abroad is causing complications in getting an order established. How does the UIFSA handle children with United States parentage and citizenship who were born abroad if one of the requirements might be conception or birth in one of the 50 US States? Please help.

I was Born aboard to us father in 1963 he cam back 1975 and i can't get help getting my paperwork in order he filed it when he was back seeing his family my birth certifate says he was born in the usa and lived here full time till 1942 and went to WW2 he lived full time till 22 years old in the usa. I can find where he lodge my paper work and need help to be able to stay here with family as some are sick and they are the only family i have thank you.

My mother and father were both born in the US and at the time of my birth my dad was attending school in Canada. He was there only one year for his schooling and came back to the US. With both of my parents original birth certificates I've been told that I stll have to file for citizenship and pay a $600.00 fee and go thru the process of citizenship. My question is who can I contact to help me thru this without having to pay for my citizenship when legally I'm already a citizen?

if someone is born in mexico but was brought here by their parents illegaly and was raised in america since they were a child. they finished high school and do not have any criminal background. now they are an adult with very little money and want to be independant. shouldnt they deserve to be a citizen? living here since six years old to now twenty two and have a child\children born here.

Here's a question from the other side of the fence. I hope you can help answer it: I am Canadian. My son was born 20 years ago, in Canada. His biological father is a US citizen, to whom I was never married. We never lived together, we only dated. Recently, my son't bio-dad informed me that according to his US tax lawyer, my son is AUTOMATICALLY a US citizen, and is in default of several laws as a result. To whit: Failure to register for the Draft on his 18th birthday, failure to register investments over $10,000 with the US tax revenue agency and failure to file US tax returns for the last several years. Naturally I was horrified by this, but I am also highly sceptical. I cannot fathom that the US arbitrarily imposes citizenship on people who have not actively sought it. All the information I've found on the internet assumes the child in question is under 18, and that his/her parents actually want to obtain US citizenship for the child. In our case, neither condition applies; he is already an adult, and he does not want US citizenship, even a dual citizenship. So, the question is: IS MY SON A US CITIZEN, EVEN THOUGH HE HAS NO DESIRE TO BECOME ONE, AND EVEN THOUGH HE HAS NOT APPLIED TO BECOME ONE?? Thank you kindly in advance for any help you may be able to provide. I very much appreciate it.

HI,There.thank you all for answering all the questions.i am a permanent resident in the us since 2009 have no us citizen yet and i have a baby who born in the us,my question is if i travel abroad and spend few years there and would like to reenter to the us,dose my being a father of a us citizen gives me any privilege to reenter the us .because i am planing to travel to live over seas for a while.thx

i want to know how to make or apply a birth certificate for my twin baby boy in japan embassy?? his born in philipines but his father is japanese want to apply his bc in japan

im a citizen of usa my filipina wife just had a baby girl wich is mine and im the father on the birth certificate both are in philipines whats the process to get both here ? and requirments

hi. i am a male u. s. citizen and have been living here in the philippines since 2007 but before that i have lived in the united states since i was 11 years old, i am now 43. i had 2 children with a filipino citizen during my stay here they are now 4 and 3 years of age. my question is are they naturalized u. s. citizens and can i apply for a u. s. passport for them at the u. s. embassy or do they not meet the requirements to be u. s. citizens? also i am an overstay here in the philippines will i have problems if i go to the u. s. embassy?

I was born overseas and my father was serving as a Peace Corp volunteer. Him and my mother were married and at 3 months old we entered into the US and I grew up in Maryland. I am now over the age of 18 and am now having issues with citizenship due to this. My father did not report to the local Us Embassy that he just had a child but he is definitely on my birth certificate. How do I go about becoming a US citizen after all of this? Please advise!

Hello my name is Anne-Marie my child's father is American and has lived there all his life, however me and my son live in the UK he is not 18 yet but shall turn 18 on June 28th I am still in contact with my child's father and so is he, however my child's father is in US Prison would it still be possible for my son to get a US passport or/and citizenship

My son was born in Australia. his father is an American born in Montana. we have lived in the states now since he was 2 years old, he is now 25. he was told he has to prove he is a US citizen in order to get a driver's license, although he came over here to the states with an American passport, how can we show proof that he has had a US passport, which lost now. he did have a copy of birth certificate of US citizens born abroad, but thats lost too. can he help us get a copy of the certificate of children born aboard of US citizen and copy of proof that he has a had US passport? I would really appreciate a reply asap.

i need help regarding my deceased brother, he is married to a mexican living in mexico he has a daughter, how do i help his daughter to received her father social security? they were married in US but because she came twice to US without papers she had to go back to mexico. my brother is a citizen.

hi, well i want to know what can I do if im 19 and im a U.S. citizen currently living in Mexico and I want to go back but i have a four month old baby what can I do? He was born in Mexico.

I am Us citizen and was spending abroad around 2 months every year during last five years. I have a baby born in Paris june 27, 22012 born to non-US citizen.. I am thinking to apply for my child passport very soon .What are the issues getting US passport by my baby. Are those two months every year disqualify me... How do I prove I resided ten months in the US (I kept house, filed IRS taxes., whet else... doe the USA have exact records of my leaving US each time

Sincerely

Slupinski

I am a US citizen by naturalization and I will have a foreign-born baby in 2 months. My wife is not a US citizen. I wonder whether I can apply US citizenship for my boy when he is born thru the US embassy? Thanks.